This Louisville Slugger was used by Alex Rodriguez to hit his 502nd career home run. Just one week earlier on August 4, A-Rod has blasted his 500th career homer, becoming just the 22nd player in history to reach the mark. On August 11 the Yankees were in Cleveland where the Yankees third baseman blasted a 2nd inning solo shot off Paul Byrd.

The Louisville Slugger C271L model bat is un-cracked and shows heavy use. Many ball marks with stitch impressions are found on the left and back barrel along with cleat imprints and the impression of a weighted batting donut. A heavy coat of Mota Stick is present on the handle and A-Rod has signed the bat in silver marker on the barrel, adding, “HR #502 vs. Byrd 8-11-07.” This bat comes with a LOA from PSA/DNA (H53614) for the game use and has been graded a near-perfect GU 9.5 and a LOA from Alex Rodriguez. Additionally, there is a LOA from Steve Grad of Beckett Authentication (A19928) for the signature.

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